Airlines of Australia (airline)

Airlines of Australia was originally incorporated as New England Airways on 1 January 1931, with George A. Robinson as managing director and his future son-in-law, Keith Virtue (1909–1980) as director and chief pilot.

[1][2] Taking over Qantas' Brisbane to Lismore route, the company first used a four-passenger Mahoney-Ryan B-1 (VH-UIZ) and three-passenger de Havilland Puss Moth (VH-UPM).

[4] In October 1935 the new company of Airlines of Australia Limited was floated to replace and incorporate New England Airways.

The new company also acquired the rights to manufacturing Sikorsky flying boats.

Their two surviving Stinsons were then renamed VH-UKK Binana and VH-UYY Tokana.